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  Crowded, Cold, Dark, And Rotted, Misery Mile Is No Reality Bargain

  The newspaper article "Crowded, Cold, Dark, And Rotted, Misery Mile Is No Reality Bargain" discusses the situation in Misery Mile. Frank Sherry, the writer describes the poor living conditions and extreme poverty the residents of the area experience.

  Tags African American, Finances, Poverty, Race, Sanitation
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  Negro Councilman Tells What a Slum Does to Will to Live

  The newspaper article "Negro Councilman Tells What a Slum Does to Will to Live" discusses Misery Mile, a slum in the center of Englewood's fourth ward that encompasses William Street, Englewood Avenue, Forest Avenue, and Jay Street. The article describes families' poor living conditions and Councilman Vincente K. Tibbs describes the effects of growing up in a slum.

  Tags African American, Poverty
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  Jay Street, "Misery Mile"

  An area of Englewood centered on Jay street stretching from the railroad tracks on the east to MacKay Park on the west. The housing in this area had deteriorated greatly by the early 1960s and most of this area's residents lived below the povery line. The area had become known as the heat of Englewood's "slums." One white landlord or "slumlord" owned most of the neighborhood's houses, which were referred to as "shacks."

  Tags African American, Finances, Poverty
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  Housing Eighties families

  The article "Housing Eighties Families" discussed the struggles of families to afford housing. There was an increasing amount of single-parent households, usually led by women. The article also mentioned a similar struggle for seniors. 
  
  Numerous organizations such as the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, the Bergen County LWV, the YWCA, and the Women's Rights Information Center were involved in the gathering of statistics and proposals to help families find housing.

  Tags Newspapers, Poverty, Senior Citizens, Social Work